RED'S DAY
Started to post this morning. Got about two lines done and ZAP, out went all electric. I go outside and check breaker box. everything ok. We live out a little and have many squirrels. They run up the poles and get zapped, out goes everything in the neighbor hood. So I call electric and report it. One hour and a half later it all comes on. I try to reboot computer, no internet. I try to use phone to call, no phone land line, so I turn on TV. No cable no digital box. Use cell phone call cable. Now here we go. first thing to do is make sure all connections are plugged in good. Down on floor under desk is 2 million cords running everywhere. Okay I cekc each plug in all seems good. whooHoo on come TV, no digital box. Now the guy says unplug TV, and wait 30 seconds plug back in. Ok. Nothing happens. Ok trace down phone line, cant find where it is going. finally do and no dial tone. Unplug and plug. On to the internet, hello digital box comes on woohoo, pull out modem and unplug from wall. Ok, nothing and now the TV has gone off. OK start over. Turn on computer, woohoo got internet but no phone and no cable Ok now try to call someone, no dial tone, Now I have unplugged and plugged in about a dozen times. Am I sure I am doing it right. Uh how hard is it to plug and unplug. could i be doing it wrong. No don't think so. Now I have crawled from under the desk across to the chair got up and am working on the TV. He says unplug the stuff from the cable box modem. Is it an Aries. I don't know but I am a Leo. Does that help us any. No he says, let's unplug everything from the surge protector and plug the phone directly into the wall. back under the desk I go. this goes on for almost 2 hours. Now I am mad. I tell him look I am not the technician I am the customer. He says he knows that and thanks me for being so good to work with him. I say I am tired of crawling in and out of the desk, I am confused as to what is working and when it is working. I have been up and down on my knees about 20 times and I am not a young teen. He says Hummmmm, I say Hummm. He says am I over 18. WTH. Yes but just barely, idiot. I say send me a technician. I am almost in tears I am so tired and very damn angry. I am paying $135.00 a month for this and it is not working today because of nothing I did. Ok he is going to send a technician. Hurray, you idiot. Why did we not do this 2 hours ago. When did we become the ones who have to hunt down the problem first. SEND ME A TECHNICIAN. One hour later he shows up does a test on the digital box, the electric blow out shorted out the box need a new one. Tests the internet box modem same thing needs a new one. In 10 minutes everything is working and I have new boxes. I am so happy I want to kiss him and then call the other guy and tell i am suing him because my knees have gave out and now hurt like hell. The technician goes out to the truck for something and I push all the 2 million cords back in place. Look at the phone and its off again. The technician says I have too many cords, Well duh they are yours not mine. He fixes it all again and then asked me if I am married. What?????? I tell him yes, and then I tell him he is much too young for me. He says how old am I , I tell him 92, he starts laughing and I can't help it I do to. Then he wants to know if I would consider going out with him for dinner and some dancing. I tell him I would have before the phone call but now the old knees have gave out and I don't think I can ever dance again. He laughs and says well then maybe we can just sit and have a drink. I told him one drink and I am ready for bed, Well he really started laughing then. Told me I was pretty presumptuous and I told him at my age there is no playing around. Time is short. Now this kid is probably about 27 years old and he is flirting with me. I am flattered but not really interested in a wrestling match with Jr. Thankfully his phone rang and it was the cable company telling him he was late on the next appointment. We said good by and he asked for my number, I said don't you already have it, he said oh yes I do. He left with a smile and I had a good laugh. Believe me I was feeling 92 after all the frustration. I needed that encounter with a nice looking young man. So see you can laugh with a stranger. Don't let frustrating days get you down you never know when some one will brighten your day after all.
